Agreed, if you want a MS3, go and buy an MS3, you'll only end up pissed off and cynical if you try to turn your econo car into a performance car (I know I did).

 

Um, dude? Have you heard of Ralliart? It's not just a trim level on cars, it's the name of 's performance division. Read more here.

The problem is that Ralliart parts are generally not sold in America. So you have to import them from Japan and pay out the nose...

 

Well I am just going to get a Blue X lol, My dad said in a few years I can get an X and give my bro my car...

 

Yeah i know about Ralliart but sadly its significance inside the US to provide performance parts is just not present. Its as if Mitsubishi didn't even have a performance division in this country. But with increased sales and demands there maybe some parts from japan coming stateside

 

They don't have anything in this country because they've hardly made a dime here in 25 years. If their '08 line bombed (which thankfully it didn't) they'd be done in North America.

Their sales have been improving... had a rough December (almost every auto maker did) but a reasonably strong year overall. If that trend continues, it's likely that we will see their performance parts become a little more easy to come by. And if more Americans actually gave a damn about real motor sports, instead of just stinky NASCAR, Ralliart stuff (and other performance divisions too) would begin to have a larger presence here.

 

Let me get this straight:

has a performance division.
This division has no presence in America.
So you expect them to come out with a 2nd performance division?

Does that REALLY make sense to you? There aren't enough increased sales or demand, clearly. If Americans were banging down the door to get Ralliart parts, I'm sure would respond like Subaru has with STI gear.

 

Hell even STI parts are hard to get. From what I've read, SPT (Subaru Performance Tuning) is basically the americanized STI because of legal reasons. Hell I ordered an SPT short shifter and sure enough it has STI labeling. Mitsubishi hasn't been around long enough to warrant a performance division other than Ralliart and even that would be stretching it.

 

such a kit wouldn't make 260 hp, i'd say 200-220. the kit wouldn't be marketed for people who want to buy the car with the turbo. obviously you'd buy the RA instead. the market is for people who bought the GTS and want to tune it but still have a warranty.

mitsu could potentially use their ralliart brand to introduce this factory tuner parts idea. but it's waaaay far fetched at this point.

i find it very funny that companies show off concepts and such at SEMA yet most of the stuff there would void your warranty. depends on the dealer of course but some dealers are real a$$holes...

 

that's only if you have the money....

it's not so hard to believe that people tune civics and other econocars cuz that's what they can afford at the time. that's why aftermarket parts exist at all, we all can't afford expensive sports cars so we tune whatever we have and pretend it's a sports car

imo it's a big incentive to have the knowledge that you can buy a GTS and then later on buy a turbo kit for it under warranty. BIG incentive for us poor tuners.

 

Obviously from reading on this post, no one has any idea at this point what the power will be, or how much it will cost...all we can do it wait for it to be release, see what Mitsu claims are, and what the Dynos say. All of this is just speculation.

 

We don't even know if it's really coming out.

This is all W.A.G.s - Wild *** Guesses.

 

i know..seriously

somone throw up an estimate??

 

I can give you an estimate on how your wallet will feel......


bend over and spread your cheeks.... lol

 

uhmmm... what rock have you been living under for the past 30 years? Mitsu has been in the US just as long as Subaru has. Mitsu had high performance cars on the market way before Subaru started selling the WRX. Never heard of a 3000GT/Dodge Stealth? What about the Plymouth Laser/Eagle Talon/Mitsu Eclipse? Oh, let's not forget my all time favorite the Galant VR4... and the ever fun Mitsu Starion TSi/Dodge Conquest TSi...

The problem isn't with how long Mitsu has been around. It's in how many Miitsu cars are bought/sold in the US. Personally, I've always liked Mitsu... from ~way~ back... Unfortunately for Mitsu, I seem to be part of the minority, because if everyone were like me then Hondas would not be nearly as popular as they are.

 

nunyas - even so, can you justify having Ralliart AND another company? I can't. I just wish they'd sell RA parts in the USA. I don't know why they're losing out on that business opportunity.